Increasing Legal Rights for Zoo Animals

Justice on the Ark
Herausgeber: Donahue, Jesse

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how zoo animals can benefit from a global legal revolution in which animals are gaining personhood and citizenship rights. It moves the scholarship about zoos beyond a general discussion of ethics to a concrete set of suggestions on how to increase legal rights for zoo animals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9781498528948
• ISBN-10: 1498528945
• Artikelnr.: 47712789

Autorenporträt

Jesse Donahue is professor of political science at Saginaw Valley State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
by Nigel Rothfels Introduction: The Legal Landscape and Possibilities for Change
by Jesse Donahue Chapter 1: Zoo Animal Citizens
by Jesse Donahue Chapter 2: Reintroductions and Animal Welfare: Laws and Regulations
by Donald Moore III Chapter 3: Zoos as Venues for Research: Changes in Focus
Changes in Perception
by Susan Margulis Chapter 4: Animal Welfare Legislation in New Zealand and Its Application to Zoos and Aquaria
by Michael Morris and Mary Murray Chapter 5: Ethical and Legal Rights for Zoo Animals in Southeast Asia
by Govindasamy Agoramoorthy Chapter 6: Sanctuaries and Zoos
by Ronald Kagan Conclusion: Beyond Personhood: Legal Rights for Zoo Animals
by Jesse Donahue About the Contributors